DirecTV Now update brings the cloud DVR out of beta

Twenty hours of free recording is currently available today as we continue to evolve our beta testing of the Cloud DVR feature and expand availability to all DIRECTV NOW customers. In addition to an update to the app user interface, the company introduced new paid options, such as a third simultaneous stream for Dollars 5 per month and a cloud DVR for recording programmes. DIRECTV NOW also now allows you to watch three streams at once.

After an extensive testing period, DirecTV Now is officially launching its Cloud DVR feature to everyone.

This update is hitting Apple devices, select Chromecast devices, and web browsers today, with Android devices, Fire TV devices, and Roku devices in the next few weeks. For instance, under the "Watch Now" tab, you'll now see the 15 channels you watch most recently, making it easier to pick up where you left off. You can even view your current stream while browsing for something that you might want to watch next.

The service, first launched in December 2016, joins a competitive field of other over-the-top, "skinny bundle" pay-TV packages - and the enhancements promise to give DirecTV Now more firepower in vying with rivals.

The revamped app also includes more on-demand content, with over 25,000 titles now available for on-demand viewing, and new episodes on some channels becoming available on-demand right after airing, AT&T says. Don't want to watch cartoons with the kids? Recordings are available for up to 30 days. You'll be able to record up to 100 hours and keep it stored up to 90 days, for $10 per month. Record an entire series or just one episode on nearly all our channels. Now, subscribers can pay an additional $5 per month to unlock a third. Fast forward and rewind at will. The Android enthusiasm started with the original Motorola Droid, but the tech enthusiasm now covers just about everything. Before, you only were able to access the local networks via DIRECTV NOW at home.

Entertainment, Uninterrupted - you'll never miss a beat with our new layout, because your stream will be playing in the background, or on a pop-up. Previously they could only be watched at the customer's home.

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